The University of Westminster Graduate School is pleased to offer five MPhil/PhD Scholarships in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. The Scholarships are open to candidates with a Home fee status, and are full-time for three years and include an annual stipend of £16,000 and a Home fee waiver starting in September 2017. As part of the Scholarship candidates will be required to undertake up to six hours teaching per week.

The Faculty of the Social Sciences and Humanities is home to a broad and lively research culture. Situated in the heart of London and with over a 100 current research students, we are committed to stimulating and supporting world-class innovative research across our full range of subject areas. The Scholarships will be awarded to candidates:

•  with an outstanding record of academic achievement
• whose proposals indicate excellent projects of great originality
• whose proposals fit with and promise to enhance our research culture

The Scholarships are available in the following areas:

English Language
Research expertise in English Language is focused on: the history of English; medieval literature and language; lexical semantics; metaphor and metonymy; literary stylistics; language and gender.

Linguistics
Research in Linguistics embraces a number of areas of expertise including: multilingualism and language contact; creole linguistics; theoretical syntax.

Further enquiries
For general enquiries please contact Dr Leigh Wilson, wilsonl@westminster.ac.uk, T: 020 7911 5000 ext 68955.

Deadline
5pm on 10 February 2017

Apply now
Applications should be made to one of the following MPhil/PhD programmes and you should clearly state that you are applying for a Quintin Hogg Trust Scholarship on your application:

• English Language
• Linguistics